The Royal Cruise Titanic was the largest ship when it was put into use, and it was the second of the three Olympic-class ocean-going passenger ships operated by White St. Starr Shipping Company. She was built by Harlan and Wolf Shipyard in Belfast. Her architect Thomas Andrews died in this disaster.
The Titanic was commanded by Captain edward smith, who also sank with the ship. This ocean liner carries some of the richest people in the world, as well as hundreds of immigrants from Great Britain and Ireland, Scandinavia and other parts of Europe, who are looking for a new life in the United States. ?
First-class accommodation is designed to be the pinnacle of comfort and luxury, with a gym, swimming pool, library, fine restaurant and luxurious cabin on board. The high-power wireless telegraph transmitter can be used to send passengers "marconigrams" and the operation of ships. ?
Although Titanic has advanced safety features, such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors, due to outdated maritime safety regulations, it can only carry lifeboats with enough 1, 178 people-about half of the number of people on board and one third of its total capacity. The ship carries 16 lifeboat davits, and each davit can put down three lifeboats, totaling 48 boats.
However, the Titanic only carried 20 lifeboats, four of which were foldable and difficult to get into the water when it sank.
After leaving Southampton on April 2nd, Titanic stopped at Cherbourg and Queenstown (now Cobb) before heading west for new york. April 6, 5438+04, on the fourth day of crossing, about 375 miles (600? Km) south of Newfoundland, she hit an iceberg at 1 1:40? Time on the boat in the afternoon. ?
The collision caused the hull plate to bend inward along the starboard side, opening five of the 16 watertight compartments; She only survived four floods. At the same time, passengers and some crew members were evacuated to lifeboats, many of which were only partially loaded. ?
Because of the "women and children first" agreement to load lifeboats, too many men stayed on board. [8] Two twenty? At 0: 30 a.m./kloc-0: 00 a.m., it disintegrated and sank, and there were still more than 1,000 people on board. Less than two hours after the Titanic sank, the Cunard passenger ship RMS? Carpathian arrived and took about 705 survivors.
This disaster caused shock and anger all over the world, which was caused by huge loss of life and mistakes in supervision and operation. Public investigations in Britain and the United States have led to a significant improvement in maritime safety. One of their most important legacies was the formulation of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) in 65438 +09 14, which still governs maritime safety today. ?
In addition, several new wireless laws and regulations have been passed around the world, trying to learn from many mistakes in wireless communication, which could have saved more passengers.
The sinking of Titanic was found in1985 (more than 70? Years after the disaster), still stay at the bottom of the sea. The ship was divided into two halves and left at12,415 feet (3784? m)。 Thousands of handicrafts were taken back and exhibited in museums around the world. ?
Titanic has become one of the most famous ships in history; Many popular cultural works, including books, folk songs, movies, exhibitions and memorials, make people remember her vividly. ?
Titanic is the second largest shipwreck in the world, second only to her sister HMHS? "Britain", the largest shipwreck in history, actually served as a liner, although she held the largest shipwreck record, because "Britain" was used as a hospital ship when it sank. Millvina dean, the last survivor of the shipwreck, was only two months old, and died in 2009 at the age of 97.
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191April 15 in the early morning, a British passenger ship, Titanic, collided with an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton to new york, and then sank in the North Atlantic. It is estimated that there were 2224 passengers and crew on board, and more than 1500 people died, making it one of the deadliest shipwrecks in modern history during commercial peace. HMS Titanic was the largest floating ship in service and the second of the three Olympic-class ocean liners operated by White Star. It was built in Belfast by Harlan and Wolf Shipyards. Her architect Thomas Andrews died in this disaster. ?
Titanic sank with the ship under the command of captain edward smith. This ocean liner carries some of the richest people in the world, as well as hundreds of immigrants from Great Britain and Ireland, Scandinavia and other parts of Europe, who are looking for a new life in the United States. First-class accommodation is the pinnacle of comfort and luxury, with car gym, swimming pool, library, fine restaurant and luxury cabin.
A powerful wireless telegraph transmitter can be used to send passengers' "Jean Makoun Gram" and the ship's operation. Although Titanic has advanced safety facilities, such as watertight compartments and remote watertight doors, it only carries 1 178 people's lifeboats. E- due to outdated maritime safety regulations, about half of the ships and one third of the total capacity. This ship is equipped with 16 lifeboat davits, and each lifeboat can be reduced by three lifeboats, totaling 48 boats. However, the Titanic only carried 20 lifeboats, four of which were foldable during the sinking and were difficult to launch. ?
1912 April 10, the Titanic left Southampton, stopped at Cherbourg, France and Queenstown (now Cobb), and then sailed west to new york. 14 In April, four days after the ferry, about 375 miles (600 kilometers) south of Newfoundland, she hit an iceberg at night 1 1:40 while she was on board. The collision caused the hull plate to bend inward along the starboard side, and five watertight compartments of 16 were open to the sea, so she could only withstand four floods.
At the same time, passengers and some crew members were evacuated from lifeboats, many of which were only partially loaded with goods. Due to the lifeboat loading agreement of "women and children first", a considerable number of men were left on board. At 2: 20 in the morning, she collapsed, and there were more than 1000 people on board. Two hours after the sinking of the Titanic, the passenger plane RMS Calpasina of Kunar Island arrived with about 705 survivors. ?
This disaster has been shocked and angered by the whole world because of the huge loss of life and the failure of supervision and operation that led to the disaster. Public investigations in Britain and the United States have led to significant improvements in maritime safety. One of their most important legacies is the formulation of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea in 19 14, which still regulates maritime safety. In addition, several new wireless laws and regulations have been passed around the world in an effort to learn from many mistakes in wireless communication, which could have saved more passengers. ?
Titanic sank in 1985 (70 years later) and is still at the bottom of the sea. The ship split in half and gradually disintegrated at a depth of 124 15 feet (3,784 meters). Thousands of cultural relics have been recycled and exhibited in museums around the world. Titanic has become one of the most famous ships in history, and her memory has been preserved by many popular cultural works, including books, folk songs, movies, exhibitions and souvenirs.
Titanic is the second largest shipwreck in the world, second only to her sister HMHS· Brinnik, and the largest shipwreck in history. Although she holds the record of the most shipwreck, she actually works as a liner because the Great Britain was used as a hospital ship in the shipwreck. Milvi Dean, the last survivor of the shipwreck, died in 2009 at the age of 97 when she was only two months old.
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Titanic is a film based on the real events of Titanic. It is a romantic film jointly produced by 20th Century Fox Film Company and Paramount Film Company, directed by James Cameron and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and kate winslet.
The film is based on the incident that Titanic 19 12 hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage. It tells the touching story of two different classes of poor painter Jack and aristocratic woman Ruth who abandoned secular prejudice and fell in love. Finally, Jack gave Ruth a chance.
The film was released on April 3, 1998 in the United States1997+February 9, 2009/KLOC-0, and in China on April 3 12.